SSD warning - keep your data backed up!

[darael]

Woke this morning to one of my PC's dead and wouldn't boot up. Entered BIOS and the Samsung 840 EVO isn't showing in the BIOS or any other PC or laptop I try it in - it just causes the BIOS to hang for a few seconds longer.

Luckily I keep fairly regular backups, so not a great deal was lost, other than extra cups of tea and a few curses as I have to buy another SSD. But others might not be so lucky and this definitely made me think twice about SSD drives.

So SSDs with no moving parts can still die. Keep regular backups!

 

[darael]

No parts??

Thats the problem.

I meant moving parts, oops! Fixing OP now.

 

[darael]

Well the drive isn't showing up anywhere, including the BIOS. Luckily there wasn't too much important on it, but it's still frustrating when something dies for no reason.

At least spinning rust usually gives you a bit of warning before dying.